I'm joining with Elephant's Child and River for Sunday Selections. It's a bit different this week with just one focus.
This first photo was taken some time ago when the pontoon islands were first anchored here in the Yarra River. It seems to be taken with my old phone camera.
I was quite impressed by the reflections in the river.
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You will have to embiggen this but in the shallow water I can see two bicycles, a child's pusher and a coil of barbed wire, all deliberately dumped.
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Those reflection shots are brilliant. A huge sigh at the dumpers.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Be well, my dear.
DeleteEC, yes the dumpers are sad people.
DeleteThanks Darla.
These are perfect reflections. The rubbish bins in the river are quite sad to see.
ReplyDeleteRoentare, I don't understand why they aren't quickly removed from the regularly patrolled river.
DeleteAt one time, our city dump was in our local river.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on, and stay safe.
Dora, like here. Bad things happened in the past.
DeleteI don't believe in gaol for people destroying our most important river, but I would put them into a cleaning job every weekend for a year. The water and both banks need constant attention.
ReplyDeleteHels, indeed it is a punishment that can be used in sentencing or the fine process. I would guess there is CCTV coverage, so it just a lack of will by authorities to prosecute.
DeleteThe lack of dumping down here really surprises me. Long may it stay.
ReplyDeleteAnd that can't be the Yarra - it's blue!
Caro, maybe the camera lies. That struck me about the photos too. Is my new phone too clever by half?
DeleteDumping the country used to be huge. I am pleased you haven't seen any.
The reflections are fabulous. The dumped stuff not so fabulous, shame on all of them!
ReplyDeleteRiver, I would guess youth dumping who have amused themselves for 20 seconds.
DeleteI'm tempted to call that second picture "twin cities", but I'm sure someone else probably came up with that already.
ReplyDeleteNo Kirk, no one has. The buildings are in Southbank, not the city proper.
DeleteGreat reflections but a pity that people treat it as a rubbish dump. Our courts do give out community service punishments which can be cleaning up graffiti etc. The trouble is finding people in the act so they can be brought to court.
ReplyDeleteMarie, same here about court community services punishments, but apparently they skive off big time and the punishment is very mild, shall I say.
DeleteBeautiful reflections. I don't understand what drives people to despoil nature. I like the idea of the pontoon islands.
ReplyDeleteJB, I would just guess rather immature young people who don't think things through. The islands have great potential and I will revisit them.
DeleteIn most parts of the world, the bike was probably stolen and dumped to hide the evidence, the dumpster was probably kids - sad that the rivers become the dumping ground. Great reflections.
ReplyDeleteProbably this is the same TP. Rivers have always been mistreated and we need to remember that they are so much better than they were, yet there is more to do.
DeleteThe canals of London -- not to mention the Thames -- are also full of dumped bicycles and shopping carts. It seems dangerous to have a coil of barbed wire in the water, though. Does the local government (or a charity or someone) ever clean up the river?
ReplyDeleteSteve, I think rivers are looked after by Parks Victoria. The river is cared for but of course we would always like it done better. There is also an unofficial Keeper of the Yarra River who lobbies on behalf of the river and takes a very active interest in what is happening.
DeleteThe reflections are amazing!
ReplyDeletePat, reflections aren't really anything I've chased after. Nice that they just happened.
DeleteWhat beautiful reflections, always love good ones.
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret.
DeleteGreat reflection photos Andrew. How sad that people dump things in the river!
ReplyDeleteIt is sad Sami. I hope it doesn't happen too much in your Swan River. Grace used to take some good reflection photos.
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